By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices have fallen at the fastest pace since 2009 over the past year, reflecting the increasing impact of higher interest rates, mortgage lender Halifax said on Thursday. Halifax said house prices were 4.6% lower last month than in August 2022, when they were close to their peak. …
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By Sarah Mills and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -The Rolling Stones announced “Hackney Diamonds”, their first album of original music for 18 years and first since the death of drummer Charlie Watts, who played on two of the tracks, at the Hackney Empire on Wednesday. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood – the surviving …
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BELFAST/LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s parliament on Wednesday gave final approval to a contentious new law that would amnesty ex-soldiers and militants involved in decades of violence in Northern Ireland on condition they cooperate fully with a new investigative body. Victims’ families, human rights organisations and all major political parties on the island of Ireland – …
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LONDON (Reuters) -An air traffic meltdown in Britain was caused by a “one in 15 million” event, the boss of traffic control provider NATS said, as initial findings showed how a single flight plan with two identically labelled markers caused the chaos. Thousands of passengers were stranded abroad for days after 1,500 flights were cancelled …
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(Reuters) – Manchester United said they are taking seriously assault allegations against striker Antony that, amid a police investigation, led him to be dropped from Brazil’s national squad for two World Cup qualifiers. Brazil’s soccer federation (CBF) announced Antony’s withdrawal on Monday, after local media outlet UOL published allegations physical assault against him from ex-girlfriend …
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By Lawrence White and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -NatWest has chosen former Mastercard chairman Rick Haythornthwaite as its next chair, the bank said on Wednesday, as the British bank seeks to contain the fallout from a row with former Brexit party leader Nigel Farage. Haythornthwaite, who is the current chair of groceries delivery firm Ocado, …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has given the go-ahead for his officials to finalise a deal allowing Britain to re-join the European Union’s Horizon scientific research program, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. Under a trade agreement signed at the end of 2020, Britain had negotiated access to a range of science and innovation programmes, …
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By Aby Jose Koilparambil and Suban Abdulla (Reuters) -Britain’s largest housebuilder Barratt flagged difficult trading conditions and further margin erosion over the coming months after it posted an annual profit fall on Wednesday, as high mortgage rates continue to pummel demand. Shares in the FTSE 100 builder fell 2.4% in morning trade, also pulling down …
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NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) – New Zealand beat England by a comfortable six wickets at Trent Bridge on Tuesday, with Tim Seifert hitting 48 and Glenn Phillips adding 42, to level the four-match Twenty20 International series 2-2. England’s Jonny Bairstow (73) had hit his fastest half century in T20 internationals as the hosts set New Zealand …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s triple Olympic gold medallist Adam Peaty played down on Tuesday a training camp clash with team mate Luke Greenbank that left him with a cut over his left eye. According to the Sun newspaper, the incident occurred after the 28-year-old 50 and 100 metres breaststroke world record holder slapped Greenbank on the …
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